Box-fastener



UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSIAH E. PAYTON, OF RED OAK, KENTUCKY.

BOX-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,857, datedSeptember 1, 1891.

Application filed May 1, 1891. Serial No. 391,191. (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosIAH E. PAYTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Red Oak, in the county of Grayson and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Oase Fasteners;and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fasteners forshipping boxes or crates foreggs, fruit, or other commodities that are usually shipped in cases.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a fastening to hold the coverin place against lateral strain, the fastening being speciallyconstructed to withstand the lateral strain to which the covers of suchshipping-cases are subjected.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and combination of the parts, which will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed, and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a case having thecover secured thereon by my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is an end view,the lower portion of the case and a portion of the cleat on the casebeing broken away. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the middleportion of the cover, showing the operation of the fastener by dottedlines.

The case A is of ordinary construction, being provided at each end witha cleat B. The cover 0 is provided at each end with a cleat D, whichoverlaps the end of the case and rests upon the cleat B. The meetingfaces of the cleats B and D are straight, being cut from strips of wood.

The fastening comprises, essentially, two

' spring-members E E, which are located some distance apart and whichconverge from the upper to their lower ends, the angle of convergence ofeach'being about forty-five degrees. The upper ends of the springmembersE E are secured to the cleat B, and their lower ends are adaptedto enter and pass through openings 61 in the cleat D, the 0penings beingconvergent to correspond with the angle of convergence of the members EE. The lower ends of the members E E have lateral extensions e e, whichoverlap the under side of the cleat D and hold the cover in place. Thewear-plate F 011 the under side of the cleat D protects the same frominjurious Wear. The fastener is preferably constructed of stout wire,having its ends bent to form the converging members E E and the eyes orlateral extensions 6 e at the lower extremities of the members E E. Theconnecting portion 6' between the members E E is straight and rests in agroove 1) in the upper side of the cleat B, so as to be out of the way.The openings 1) in the cleat B for the members E E to pass through arejust large enough to admit the passage of the members E E, the eyes 6 atthe ends of the members E E being formed after the said members E E havebeen passed through the said openings I). hen the cover is placed on thecase, the lower ends of the members E E come opposite the openings d,and by pressing down on the cover the members are compressed andseparate the moment the extensions or eyes e 6 clear the lower side ofthe cleat D to engage the said extensions with the under side of thesaid cleat. To remove the cover the lower ends of the members E E arepressed together until the extensions 6 6 clear the sides of theopenings (Z, when an upward pull on the cover will remove it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The combination, with a box and the cleat B, secured to the box andhaving the separate and independent openings 01 d, which converge attheir lower ends, of the cover, the cleat D, secured to the cover andhaving the independent converging openings 1) b, which correspond withthe converging openingsd d, and having the groove 5, connecting thediverging ends of the openings b b, and the fastener composed of asingle Wire, which is held in groove 1) between the cleat Dand the coverand which has its ends bent and projected through the openings b b andbeyond cleat D and adapted to be sprung through the said openings d d,which bent ends of the Wire terminate in lateral projections e 6,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSIAH E. PAYTON.

Witnesses:

M. H. ROWE, W. C. ROWE.

